Market capitalization remains the best correlation for total chief executive officer compensation for property-casualty insurance industry executives, Bank of America advised.

Brian Meredith, the bank's property-casualty insurance analyst, in a report last week said the figure that multiplies the stock price times the share outstanding is particularly relevant when correlating annual cash bonuses.

"There was little if any correlation with return on equity, book value growth, operating earnings/earnings per share, premiums/revenues and combined ratio," Mr. Meredith wrote.

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